March Starts off With Some Strange Wii Rumors, Including Cheerleading!
There are some strange rumors about the Wii floating around cyberspace, and most of them include Namco Bandai. What have they done now? On the bright side, at least the Wii remote hasn’t been turned into a light saber.
Well actually, it has. Too bad it’s not April 1.
Here are some of the rumors you should (or maybe shouldn’t) know about:
- Arcades in Japan are shutting down thanks to Namco Bandai and Sega. Sega’s tight lipped about it, but Namco points its finger at the Wii. The Wii’s popularity has reached the hearts – and pocketbooks – of many young Japanese students, and their forays are aimed at upgrading their Wiis instead of heading to the local arcade. So Namco, after realizing how empty their arcades looked, closed roughly 20% of their arcades. Sega won’t say if that infernal Wii is causing them trouble, but it’s definitely not because of that infernal PS3.
- Time to put your Wii down, guys. Satayan Mahajan, chairman of Motus Corporation, has developed a Darwin remote in its stead. A Darwin light saber, that is. Mahajan says the Darwin is better than the Wii remote because it allows more realistic gameplay, but we’ll have to see if Mahajan can walk his talk. It is said to retail at $90 (when it’s released), so start saving up now.
- Namco Bandai thought it was a great idea to expand every sport in existence and release it for the Wii. Now Namco is rumored to be creating a cheerleading game. No one’s sure how this will pan out, but it’s time to brush up on those pom pom skills. You’ll be using a Wii Balance, a Wii remote and nunchuck to do all the intense cheerleading action, and this game is obviously going to be a hit with men. Obviously. Namco is still in the developing stages, so it’ll be a while before you can raise those pom poms.
March is going to be a big month for the Wii, so maybe we’ll hear where Namco is going with this idea. Not that anyone wants to, but innovation is innovation. Even if it involves cheerleading.